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Ask HN: How can I succeed in the educational apps market?

1 pointsby tsuriyathepover 11 years ago
So two years ago I decided to get into children&#x27;s educational apps and games. For the same reason a lot of programmer parents probably find themselves in, because they have kids and want to make programs for them to learn. I teamed up with an artist friend and we&#x27;ve made around 10 games so far part-time with no luck. We&#x27;ve done lots of tweeting, facebooking, paid press releases, keyword stuffing, and blog reviews but we are not able to penetrate the market, going below break-even.<p>We just released what could be out last try, Exotic Pet Puzzler. Its unique in that it has exotic animals with 4 type of alphabet learning games: connect the dots, word puzzles, picture puzzles and letter tracing. It&#x27;s at least medium to upper in terms of quality compared to the top competitors, at least I hope so!<p>We&#x27;ve tried advice from people who make regular game apps but their marketing and profitability strategies don&#x27;t seem applicable to us. Am I approaching the educational games market wrong? Am I just in a crowded market? Any advice is greatly appreciated!<p>http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.littlefivegames.com&#x2F;<p>https:&#x2F;&#x2F;itunes.apple.com&#x2F;us&#x2F;app&#x2F;exotic-pet-puzzler-complete&#x2F;id725273987

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